In Re the Reinstatement of Stewart

WATT, J.,

with whom TAYLOR, V.C.J., OPALA and WINCHESTER, JJ. join, dissenting.

1 It is useful to note at the outset what this case is not about. It is not about wheth*669er the respondent should be held to blame for the consequences of her failure to pay a lawful debt. It is not about her moral or legal right to avail herself of the bankruptey laws. Finally, it is not about whether this Court "condones" Stewart's prior misconduct. It is about the respondent's fitness to practice law. By losing sight of this fact, the majority fails to focus properly on the failure of the respondent to meet…